PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Napolitano
vs
Petrov

186 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Napolitano.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Napolitano counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
Napolitano checks the leg kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Napolitano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Napolitano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petrov.
Petrov digs a good hook to Napolitano's body.
Napolitano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napolitano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrov throws a low kick, looking for Napolitano's leg but Napolitano calmly moves out of range.
Napolitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napolitano throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Napolitano moved out of range nicely.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pavel Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napolitano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano staying out of range there.
Napolitano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Napolitano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Napolitano.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Napolitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Napolitano moves out of range easily.
Petrov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Dominick Napolitano has been cut.
Napolitano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov thuds a left hand into Napolitano's body.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Napolitano didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napolitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Napolitano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Napolitano.
Dominick Napolitano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napolitano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Napolitano.
Napolitano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Napolitano jumps back.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov throws a jab when Napolitano was well out of range.
Napolitano connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Napolitano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Napolitano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petrov throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov throws a body punch but Napolitano moves out of range.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Napolitano moves away and avoids it.
Petrov swings for the body but Napolitano moves out of range.
Napolitano slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Napolitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Good standup being displayed there by Napolitano as he connects with a hook.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napolitano.
Napolitano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Napolitano connects with a body shot.
Napolitano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Napolitano.
Petrov looks winded!
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napolitano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Napolitano connects with a solid leg kick.
Napolitano lands with a nice body kick.
Napolitano throws a nice head kick!
Petrov tries to bum rush Napolitano with a series of wild strikes but Napolitano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napolitano lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Napolitano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrov's calf.
Napolitano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Napolitano avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Napolitano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrov's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napolitano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Napolitano.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Napolitano.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Napolitano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napolitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Napolitano connects with a solid leg kick.
Napolitano defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Napolitano scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dominick Napolitano is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Napolitano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Napolitano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Petrov will feel that in the morning.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napolitano.
A slapping leg kick lands for Napolitano.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Napolitano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Napolitano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Napolitano dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Pavel Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napolitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Napolitano. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Napolitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napolitano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Napolitano throws a nice head kick!
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Napolitano counters with a right hand to the body.
A good leg kick by Napolitano.
Napolitano tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Napolitano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Napolitano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Petrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Napolitano - the referee stops the clock and Petrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Napolitano. Petrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napolitano, right into the meat.
Napolitano throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Napolitano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Napolitano thuds a left hand into Petrov's body.
Petrov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napolitano. Napolitano obviously looking to wear him down.
Napolitano keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
Napolitano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Napolitano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Napolitano cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Napolitano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Napolitano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Napolitano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
Napolitano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Napolitano lands a body shot.
Napolitano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Napolitano throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Napolitano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Napolitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napolitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Napolitano throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Napolitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Napolitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Napolitano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Petrov.
Napolitano chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Napolitano doesn't seem bothered though.
Napolitano lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Napolitano is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Napolitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Napolitano slips under a jab.
Petrov feints a jab promting Napolitano to slip. Petrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Napolitano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Napolitano moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Napolitano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Napolitano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Napolitano defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napolitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Napolitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Napolitano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Napolitano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrov thuds his right hand into Napolitano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Petrov.
Napolitano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Napolitano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Petrov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Napolitano has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napolitano counters with a body kick.
Napolitano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Napolitano jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napolitano.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Napolitano's shoulder, as Napolitano tries to avoid the shot.
Napolitano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrov takes a step back to recover.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Napolitano checks it
and Napolitano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petrov's knee momentarily.
Petrov throws a sloppy body shot
and Napolitano counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napolitano. Napolitano obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Napolitano.
Napolitano connects with a leg kick. Petrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Napolitano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Napolitano scores with a head kick. Petrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Napolitano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Napolitano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napolitano.
Napolitano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napolitano scoring well with a low kick there.
Napolitano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrov's calf.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napolitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Napolitano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Napolitano scores with a leg kick.
Napolitano scores with a leg kick.
Napolitano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Napolitano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrov's calf.
Napolitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Napolitano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napolitano manages to avoid it.
Napolitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Napolitano cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Napolitano is looking to score with low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Napolitano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrov misses with a leg kick.
Napolitano throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Dominick Napolitano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Napolitano connects with a leg kick. Petrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Napolitano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Napolitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Napolitano thuds his shin into the meat of Petrov's side.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov throws a low kick but Napolitano moves out of range easily.
Napolitano jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Napolitano scoring well with a low kick there.
Napolitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Napolitano counters with an outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Napolitano blocks the low kick.
Napolitano ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Pavel Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Napolitano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Napolitano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Napolitano slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Napolitano is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Napolitano.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Napolitano.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Napolitano counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Napolitano is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napolitano, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Napolitano.
Napolitano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Napolitano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Napolitano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Napolitano!
A very excited looking Dominick Napolitano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.